Marie Walker Jordan

JORDAN, Marie Walker, of Cedar Ridge Retirement Community, 2680 S. Mebane Street and longtime former resident of Mebane, N.C., passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C., following a brief illness. She was married to the late Marvin G. Walker (former Mayor of Mebane) and to the late R. Edward Jordan, also of Mebane. Born in Hillsborough, N.C., Mrs. Jordan was the daughter of Annie Wilson and Banks Holt Scott who preceded her in death; as well as a brother, Holt B. Scott of Somerville, Tenn. She was a licensed North Carolina funeral director. She is survived by her daughter, Dianne W. Sellers (Ken) of Burlington; three sons, Daniel M. Walker (Charlotte) of Richmond, Va., David H. Walker Sr. (Julie) of Elon and Douglas S. Walker of Raleigh; grandchildren, Danielle W. Spradlin (Will) of Richmond, Va., David H. Walker Jr., Jordan F. Walker, both of Elon, Marianna E. and Caroline F. Walker, both of Rockingham, N.C.; two great-grandchildren, Walker Grace and William Wayne Spradlin IV of Richmond, Va.; one sister, Katherine Scott of Richmond, Va.; one half-sister, Jean Pierce of Fremont, N.C.; and her nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Sunday, September 19, at the Mebane United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. by the Dr. W. Bryan Faggart. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Mebane. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Rich & Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory in Graham, N.C. At other times they will be at the home of Ken and Dianne Sellers, 2708 Jamestown Court, Burlington, N.C. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Mebane United Methodist Church Music Fund, 200 South Fourth Street, Mebane, N.C. 27302. Rich & Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory in Graham is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to richandthompson.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.